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凵 means 'open box'

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Strokes : 2    Radical number: 17    Usefulness: 7    Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Component in 54 kanji (10 Jōyō)
Hyōgaiji (表外字)
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Additional readings
On    カン
Notes
Learn to distinguish this radical from others with similar shapes or names, and find out why 凵 is bad news, as in 凶 (villain).
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冂 wide  
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noun
kanji "box" radical (radical 17)
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凵
open box
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